CVC Words Worksheet – Short a
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Point to each letter and say its sound: c – a – t. Say the sounds faster and faster until they join: c-a-t → cat. Check the word against the picture.
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- 1.Which word is “hat”? (a) rat (b) hat (c) bat
- 2.Change the “m” in “mad” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) mad (b) sad (c) bad
- 3.Change the “d” in “bad” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) bat (b) mat (c) bad
- 4.Change the “t” in “tan” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) ran (b) tan (c) can
- 5.Change the “n” in “pan” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pan (b) bad (c) pad
- 6.Blend the sounds: j – a – m. Which word is it? (a) jam (b) ram (c) ham
- 7.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 8.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 9.🚰 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 10.🥫 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) c (c) t
- 11.🐀 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) d
- 12.Change the “m” in “ram” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rat (b) rag (c) ram
- 13.👜 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) bag (c) bug
- 14.Blend the sounds: r – a – m. Which word is it? (a) ram (b) rat (c) jam
- 15.🐱 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) cat (c) rat
- 16.🥫 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) pan (c) can
- 17.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 18.Blend the sounds: p – a – t. Which word is it? (a) cat (b) pot (c) pat
- 19.Which word is “map”? (a) cap (b) tap (c) map
- 20.Blend the sounds: h – a – m. Which word is it? (a) ham (b) ram (c) hat
- 21.Blend the sounds: h – a – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) bat (c) hat
- 22.Blend the sounds: m – a – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) fan (c) man
- 23.Which word is “cap”? (a) tap (b) cap (c) map
- 24.🚐 Which word is this? (a) van (b) pan (c) can
- 25.Which word is “pan”? (a) pin (b) pan (c) van
- 26.Which word is “can”? (a) can (b) cat (c) cap
- 27.👜 _ a g — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) b (c) j
- 28.Change the “r” in “rag” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) rag (b) wag (c) bag
- 29.Blend the sounds: m – a – p. Which word is it? (a) nap (b) mat (c) map
- 30.Which word is “rat”? (a) hat (b) rat (c) bat
- 31.Change the “n” in “man” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) man (b) mat (c) mad
- 32.Change the “g” in “rag” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) rag (b) ram (c) ran
- 33.🎩 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) bat (c) hat
- 34.🐀 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) hat (c) rat
- 35.Change the “g” in “tag” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) map (b) tap (c) tag
- 36.Blend the sounds: p – a – d. Which word is it? (a) pat (b) pan (c) pad
- 37.Change the “t” in “bat” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bat (b) bad (c) mad
- 38.Change the “l” in “lap” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lap (b) nap (c) tap
- 39.🚰 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) tap (c) map
- 40.🍳 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) can (c) pan
Answer key
- hat
- bad
- bat
- can
- pad
- jam
- a
- a
- t
- c
- r
- rat
- bag
- ram
- cat
- can
- a
- pat
- map
- ham
- hat
- man
- cap
- van
- pan
- can
- b
- wag
- map
- rat
- mad
- ram
- hat
- rat
- tap
- pad
- bad
- tap
- tap
- pan
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